When King Huan Zhao Hongxuan was in the East Palace, his brother King Su Zhao Hongrun came to Prince Yong's Mansion.
Yong Wang Hongyu was very surprised by the arrival of this eighth brother.
Don't look at what he said outside the Xuanzheng Hall yesterday, "Brother Fool will treat Brother Wise to a drink some other time." In fact, it was just a polite remark.
After all, many people in the court now know that the East Palace and King Yong are fighting fiercely, as if they have entered the stage of hand-to-hand combat. Therefore, people who are not from the East Palace Party or the King Yong Party have recently avoided contact with these two forces.
, so as not to be labeled as the Donggong Party or Yongwang Party.
As for the eighth prince, Su Wang Zhao Hongrun, even though he and Yong Wang Hongyu were usually very close, he never expressed his support for the latter. Therefore, Yong Wang Hongyu was very surprised by Zhao Hongrun's arrival today.
He did not believe that Zhao Hongrun could not understand the current situation between the DPRK and China.
"Eighth brother, have you finally made up your mind to help Brother Yu?"
After the servants of the palace served wine and food, Yong Wang Hongyu invited Zhao Hongrun to the banquet and said jokingly.
Hearing King Yong's joke, Zhao Hongrun didn't care and said: "Ah, I came here this time just to discuss with Brother Wang how to kick the East Palace and win Brother Wang's goodwill."
Yong Wang Hongyu was stunned for a moment after hearing this. To be honest, considering the current situation, he was sure to overthrow the East Palace with or without the help of the eighth brother in front of him.
I believe this, the eighth brother across from me also knows it very well.
But the problem is, the eighth brother across from me doesn't look like someone who wants to follow people's influence.
What's more, even if Zhao Hongyu overthrows Dong Gong and takes the throne, he will not attack the eighth brother in front of him.
Su Wang Zhao Hongrun, the former eighth prince, now has an extraordinary status in Wei State. He has become the flag of the younger generation of the Zhao family with the surname Ji. What's more important is that this Su Wang already has his own fief.
——Shangshui County (county).
This was canonized by the contemporary Emperor of Wei, which means that no matter which prince inherits the position of king of Wei in the future, even if Zhao Hongrun is dissatisfied and expelled from Daliang, Zhao Hongrun will still have a fiefdom where he can settle down.
It is extremely difficult for future kings to get back the fiefdoms given out by the previous kings. Do you really think that Chui Gongdian and the imperial court do not want to take back the fiefdoms of King Yuanyang, King Chengling and others?
There is no other way!
Because it was awarded as a reward by the previous kings of Wei. Unless people like King Yuanyang and King Chengling could not think of it and openly rebelled against Wei, there would be almost no way for Chui Gong Palace and the court to get it back by legitimate means, because it was also a reward.
It is regarded as "violating the ancestral system". To put it bluntly, it is a slap in the face of the late king. Even the kings of the Wei Kingdom in the past dynasties cannot afford to suffer the crime.
It is no exaggeration to say that Zhao Hongrun, who received Shangshui County as a fief, is now in an invincible position. As long as he does not rebel against the Wei State, even if his brothers who inherit the throne of the king will not see him in the future,
It's pleasing to the eye, but there's nothing you can do about it.
Of course, this only means that legitimate means cannot be used. As for non-legitimate means, I believe that Xinjun will definitely weigh it before doing it. After all, this kind of disgraceful thing is like a double-edged sword, which can both hurt the enemy and counterattack.
Come here and hurt yourself.
Because he knew this, Yong Wang Hongyu never believed that the eighth brother in front of him was relying on him, because it was unnecessary.
"What happened?" Yong Wang Hongyu asked with a frown after thinking for a moment.
Zhao Hongrun took a sip of wine from the wine glass and said calmly without hiding anything: "Donggong wants Xiao Xuan to take charge of the Beiyi Army."
"Oh." Yong Wang Hongyu nodded suddenly.
"It's really your own fault... you actually dragged Xiaojiu into the water."
Yong Wang Hongyu sneered twice secretly.
In fact, many people know that Prince Su Zhao Hongrun had two concubines, one was the concubine Shen Shufei who had his adopted mother in the palace and lived in Ningxiang Palace; the other was his biological brother outside the palace, Prince Huan Zhao Hongxuan.
If anyone dares to plot against these two people, it would be no less than a slap in the face to His Highness Prince Su.
But now, the East Palace actually dares to drag Zhao Hongxuan into trouble and involve him in the "East Yong Controversy". King Yong Hongyu is really dumbfounded - could it be that God wants the Prince of the East Palace, Zhao Hongli, to die?
"What do you want to do, Hongrun?" Yongwang Hongyu asked.
Zhao Hongrun poured a glass of wine for Yong Wang Hongyu and whispered: "I don't care about other things, as long as the Northern Army no longer exists."
Yong Wang Hongyu smiled slightly when he heard this, because the matter was very simple - the East Palace fell, and the Northern Army ceased to exist.
"Hongrun, please be patient and don't be impatient." He toasted Zhao Hongrun with a cup from a distance and said with a half-smile: "It won't take long for Hongrun to achieve his wish."
Zhao Hongrun nodded and said calmly: "I will cooperate with Brother Wang."
After that, he held the wine cup and drank the wine in the glass.
"..."
Hearing Zhao Hongrun's words, Yong Wang Hongyu was slightly startled, and then his face showed some inexplicable self-mockery: His intentions could not be concealed from others, but how could he hide his intentions from the leader of the Zhao family in front of him, who was as intelligent as Qilin'er Zhao Hongzhao?
What?
After that, the two ended the topic with a tacit understanding and talked about some insignificant things while drinking.
While they were chatting, Zhou Yue, the head of the Zongwei of Yongwang Hongyu, hurried in. When he saw Zhao Hongrun sitting in the hall, he showed a hesitant expression.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun understood and wanted to say goodbye and leave, but saw Yong Wang Hongyu wave his hand and said to Zhou Yue: "Tell me, what's the matter? Hongrun is not an outsider."
Hearing this, Zhou Yue clasped his fists and said seriously: "Yes! ...The news I just received is that the East Palace has made a public statement and is willing to hand over all its gains in Northern Xinjiang to the court."
Yong Wang Hongyu narrowed his eyes when he heard this, and said with a smile: "Tsk, tsk, Dong Palace's response is quite fast... Not bad, not bad. Hehehehe... you should step back first."
"Yes!" Zongwei Chief Zhou Yue followed the words and retreated with fists in his hands.
Glancing at the smiling Yong Wang Hongyu, Zhao Hongrun frowned slightly.
In fact, he also knew that since King Yong Hongyu said what he said in the Xuanzheng Hall yesterday, and was willing to hand over all his gains in northern Xinjiang to the court, then the East Palace Party was destined to have no retreat this time and could only follow suit.
This is really a huge move: King Yong's party used the so-called "all gains" which are insignificant, forcing the East Palace Party to grit their teeth and spit out the meat they swallowed.
Because otherwise, Prince Zhao Hongli of the East Palace will be attacked from a moral and moral perspective. Who made him the prince? Since he sits in this position, he is destined to "do" better than other brothers, otherwise why would he become the prince?
Prince?
"Doing" here refers to making gestures, that is, moral character, etiquette, words and deeds, etc.
To put it bluntly, Prince Zhao Hongli is far inferior to his brother Su Wang Zhao Hongrun in leading troops in battles. The government and the public will not criticize this kind of thing. Therefore, even if the Northern First Army commanded by Prince Zhao Hongli performed poorly during the Northern Xinjiang Campaign, it would not be the same.
No one will attack him.
After all, Zhao Hongli is a prince, not a general. It is enough to have the intention of "the prince guarding the country". Not all of the Zhao family's children are such wizards as Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, Zhao Yuanji, the king of Yu, and Zhao Hongrun, the king of Su.
But having said that, if the Prince of the East Palace has any problems with his moral character, then many people will jump out to accuse him and attack him.
Therefore, the Donggong Party must hand over all their gains in northern Xinjiang, not even a piece of jade or a portrait, otherwise it will be used as a basis for the Yongwang Party to attack them.
But what Zhao Hongrun didn't expect was that Donggong would make a statement so quickly. Shouldn't he discuss it with the nobles and aristocratic families who supported him? At least he would be informed, right?
"Have we discussed this a long time ago?"
An idea flashed through Zhao Hongrun's mind, but he immediately rejected it.
After all, if the Donggong Party had come up with the results of their deliberations long ago, they would have taken action long before Yong Wang Hongyu made his move - if the Donggong Party was the first to hand over their income in northern Xinjiang to the court, even if they only handed over part of it, it would be
There won't be any problem.
Yes, the most fundamental reason is just because Yong Wang Hongyu took the lead and turned over all his gains in northern Xinjiang to the court.
This step behind can be described as falling behind step by step.
"It seems that Dong Gong is good at making decisions and wants to kill him first and then show off... Well, Zhou Min is a member of King Yong, so he will definitely try his best to make Dong Gong's situation worse..."
Zhao Hongrun touched his chin thoughtfully, sneering in his heart.
You must know that the East Palace Party and the East Palace have completely different meanings. Like the East Palace, without consulting the nobles who supported him, he rashly expressed his stance on behalf of the East Palace Party and removed all those in Northern Xinjiang.
The income was turned over to the court, which could easily arouse the resentment of those nobles.
Do you really think those nobles are righteous people who are eager for justice?
In order to form the Northern First Army, the nobles of the Donggong Party invested countless manpower and material resources, hoping to recover losses in the Northern Xinjiang campaign and gain some meritorious service. But now the Donggong Party is eager to donate the meat they swallowed to the imperial court.
, they are still not allowed to cause trouble?
Facts have proved that Zhao Hongrun’s guess was indeed true.
A few days later, rumors spread in Daliang that "there were many conflicts within the Donggong Party due to the donation."
Of course, the rumors were just rumors, and Zhao Hongrun would not believe them gullibly. What he cared about was that the number of guests visiting Yong Wang Hongyu seemed to be gradually increasing, and many of them turned out to be aristocratic children who were attached to the Prince of the East Palace.
A few days passed like this, and a rumor spread again in Daliang, saying that two aristocratic children met on the street, had a disagreement, and got into a fight. What was shocking was that these two aristocratic children used to be attached to the East Palace.
people.
In the next few days, the rumors gradually escalated. The aristocratic children of the Donggong Party spread various scandals one after another, or complained in public that the Donggong had acted on its own initiative, or accused the Donggong of crossing the river and destroying the bridge while drunk. In short, the Donggong Party and the people of the Donggong
Reputation is getting worse and worse.
Gradually, the local Wei people in Daliang developed various misunderstandings. Some believed that Donggong was actually unwilling to hand over the gains he had made in northern Xinjiang to the imperial court;
interests, as a bargaining chip to win the favor of the emperor and the court.
A few days later, another rumor came out that the Donggong Party had not actually turned over all their income to the court.
What is even more shocking is that in mid-May, it was suddenly revealed that the Northern First Army massacred local civilians in northern Xinjiang, falsely reported military exploits, and robbed local (Hedong County) civilians, resulting in the deaths of more than 100,000 people.
For a time, the reputation of Prince Donggong in Daliang was drastically affected.